Wardrobe.



H. A. ROAT, JR.

WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED-JULY I6. |914.

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Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

/NVE/VTUR By l@ A TOHIVEVS H. A. ROAT, JR.

WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1914.

l 137,534., Patented Apr. 27,'1915.

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a@ Q W Br A TTRNEYS A. ROAT, y3E., 0F HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WARDRQBE.

arsenaal Application filed July 16, 1914. Serial No. 851,338.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY A. RoAT, Jr., a citizenof the United States, and a resident of o Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wardrobes,fof which the following is a specication.

My invention is an improvement in wardrobes, and has for its object to provide `a device of the character specified, especially designed for travelers, and having mechanism for permitting it to be easily attached to a lxed support or detached therefrom, and capable of folding into small compass for transportation and storage, and providing when in place protection for a number of garments of different character.

1n the drawings :-F igure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement with parts broken away, Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a vertical section, Fig. L1 is a face view of the supporting bar, Fig. 5 is a front view of the hat rack, Figi 6 is a top plan view ofthe rigid support, and Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the brace.

In the'present embodiment of the invention a closed supporting bracket or rack is provided, and an inclosing or protecting device, and for supporting the rack and the protecting devicea common supporting bar 1 is provided, the said bar having openings 2 at its ends, and intermediate the ends for receiving screws 3 or the like to connect the bar to a fixed support 4.-, as for instance, a Wall. The bar is provided at its lower end with a single struck up perforated lug 5, and at its top the bar is provided with a pair of lugs 6 and with a single lug 6, the said lugs 6 being spaced apart from each other at equal distances, andthe lug 6 is spaced apart from the adjacent lug 6 in the same manner. In the present instance, the lugs 6 and 6a as well as the lug 5 are struck up from tpi, material of the bar, and each of the lugs is perforated for a purpose to be presently described. T he inclosing or protecting device comprises a hoop support to be presently described, and a covering for the support. rlhe lugs 6 are intended for engagement by a depending pin 7 of a sectional hoop 8-8"-, the said hoop in the present 1n stance being elliptical or oblong, and comprising sections 8 and 8a, pivoted together-at the front as indicated at 8*. At the opposite end each section is provided with a dependl ing lug, and the lugs coperate to form the pin before mentioned, which engages the openings of the lugs 6. The pin 7 is designed to pass through the openings of the lugs -6 to support. the hoop with its plane perpendicular to the bar 1. The rack or closed supporting bracket is also connected with the bar. vThe opening of the lug 6a is designed for engagement by a hook 9 on the upper end of an inclined brace 10, the lower end of the brace being received between the arms 11 of a fork on the forward end of a supporting rodv 12, and pivoted thereto by a pin 11a. The rod 12 has-an angular pin or lug 13 at its rear end, and the said pin is designed to engage an opening of the lug 5 at the lower end of the bar 1. The rod l2 is preferably provided with notches or grooves 14, the said notches or grooves being transverse to the rod and on the upper face thereof, and they are spaced apart at equal distances from each other.

The hat rack as shown in Fig. 5, comprises a plate or bar 15, having at its upper end an eye 16 and having at its lower end a fork. The arms 17 of the fork extend d ownwardly in spaced approximately parallel relation, and each arm is bent outwardly and upwardly to form a hook 18. The arms 17 of the hat rack extend on opposite sides of the brace 10 at 'an offset portion 19 of the said brace. rlhis portion is offset laterally, and is inclined so that the arms 17 of the hat rack will engage opposite sides of the offset portion and the hat rack will be supported in perpendicular position and prevented frqm swinging movement in either direction.

A covering of fabric or similar material is supported by the hoop 8. The said covering comprises a top portion adapted to fit the hoop 8, and a depending portion 21. The portion 20 is of a size to lit the hoop with the portion 21 depending below the hoop. This portion is split at the front, and flaps 22 and 23 are formed at each side of the split, the said ilaps being adapted and designed to lap over upon each other as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. p

rllhe outermost flap 23 is provided with slots 24C at spaced intervals, and buttons 25 are secured to the flap 23 for engaging the said slotsor button holes 24. The button holes and the'buttons extend from the top to the bottom of the portion 21, so that the specification of Letters Patent. patented gm, ga', mp5,

flap may be secured together from the top to the bottom.

The rod 12 is designed to support coat hangers indicated at 26, and the number that may be supported thereby depends of course `upon the length of the rod. Hats may be hung on the rack, either on the portion 16 or on the hooks 18, and it is obvious that any kind of garments may be supported by the brace 10, the rods 12 and the rack 15-17-18. The cover 20w21 is also split at the back as indicated at 27 from the top to the bottom, in order that it may be placed in position with respect to the bar 1. Flaps are provided at the split in the same manner as at the front, the flaps lapping upon each other. But one of the flaps 28 is shown, and this flap is provided with buttons 29, which engage button holes in the other flap in the same manner as at the front.

The device is easily set up or taken down, after the bar 1 has been connected to the fixed support. To set up the Wardrobe, the bar 1 is connected to the support by means of the screws 3 or any other suitable manner, and the pin 7 of the hoop 8 is engaged with the openings of the two uppermost lugs 6. The hoop is thus supported with its plane horizontal and perpendicular to the bar 1. The pin 13 of the rod 12 is now engaged with the opening of the lug 5, and

. the hook 9 of the brace 10 `is engaged with the opening of the lug Gy The rod 12 is thus supported in horizontal position, andy braced against downward movement. The coat hangers'26 each supporting a coat 30 are engaged with the rod. 12, and the hat rack is arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the arms 17 of the rack being engaged on opposite sides of the offset portion 19.f

The covering may be placed before or after the garments have. been placed, since it is obvious that the garments may be passed through the openings at the front. After all have been placed, the flaps 22 and 28 are buttoned together, and the garments are perfectly protected from dust and the like. To

disassemble the device it yis only necessary to disengage the buttons of the covering and to remove the same. Afterward the hoop 8--8a is disengaged from the lugs 6, the hat rack is removed from the brace 10, and the brace and the rods 12 are disengaged fromJ the bar l.A If it is desired to remove the bar 1 this Will'also be done. When the parts have been removed they may be packed in small compass for transportation or storage. Thewardrobe may also be used in different places, by providing a bar 1 in each room for instance.

I claim 1. A device of the character specified, comprising a supporting bar having means whereby it may be secured to a ixed support, having at its upper end a'laterally extending perforated lug, a sectional hoop comprising similar sections pivoted together at one end and each provided with a lateral pin at the other end, said pins being adaptedto engage the opening of the lug to support the hoop in a position perpendicular to the bar, and a covering comprising a top shaped to tit upon the hoop and having a depending portion, said portion being split at the front and the .rear andhaving lapping flaps provided with fastening means.

2.1A clothes supporting bracket or rack, comprising a supporting bar having perforated lugs, a rod having an angular pin for engaging one of the lugs, a brace pivoted to the other end of the rod and having a hoop for engaging another lug, and a plate having at its upper end an eye and having at its lower end a fork, the arms of which are adapted to engage astride the brace, each arm having an outwardly 'extending hoop,

and the brace having a laterally offset portion at the fork for engagement by one of the arms of the fork to hold the plate from movement longitudinally of the brace.

HARRY A. ROAT, JR. Witnesses:

SYLVANUs W. ZERBY, CHAS. F. TAYLOR.' 

